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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
This series consists of observational notes on the condition of women inmates housed in the Rome State Custodial Asylum. It consists of brief, handwritten entries, with an alphabetical index in the front of the volume. The record for each patient varies in length, and it documents the patient's changing state of mental and physical health from time of admittance to the hospital, and in some cases, until time of discharge, transfer or death.
Creator:
Title:
Observational notes on female patients
Quantity:

0.25 cubic feet

1 volume

Inclusive Dates:
1897-1902
Series Number:
B2369